Posted on 10/30/2013 8:29:33 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (AAPS) has filed a lawsuit today in federal court to halt the unlawful revisions to ObamaCare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act).
The separation of powers required by the Constitution prohibits the executive branchthe Obama Administrationfrom rewriting laws passed by Congress. Yet that is what Obama has done by changing key parts of ObamaCare in order to implement it.
The AAPS lawsuit, which was filed today in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, asks the Court to enjoin the Obama Administration from imposing its "individual mandate" while delaying the "employer mandate." The law that was passed by Congress in 2010 requires that the employer mandate go into effect at the same time as the individual mandate: Jan 1, 2014.
"The U.S. Constitution requires a strict separation of powers between the three branches of government, such that the executive branch cannot change laws passed by Congress," AAPS's lawsuit explains. By imposing the individual mandate in 2014 without the protection of the employer mandate, the Obama Administration has changed the legislation passed by Congress.
The delay in the employer mandate means that many Americans who might have had the protection of employer-purchased insurance will either have to purchase costly individual insurance for themselves, or else pay a tax. This unlawful change will force many Americans, more than Congress intended, to purchase expensive, unwanted health insurance. They will then have less income to use for things they do want, such as medical services purchased directly from private physicians without bureaucratic interference.
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Sorry, I beg to disagree with part of your screed: GOOD that biz is trying to get away from the healthcare debacle they’ve gotten themselves into (all because of gov’t meddling, as usual). They should cast off that mill stone from their necks at the earliest.
The GOP has been stupid (I’ll say compliant) in allowing the perversion of healthcare. They’ve never fought, if at all, in restoring the power to the USER instead of the middle-man; let alone mandating ‘basics’ in each plan (I know *I* don’t need drug abuse, phych or contraceptives...WHY am I paying for these??)
Though, I see this biting biz in the ass as the point of benefits were a relaxing of the pay-scale (income). If biz is no longer paying the employee ‘portion’, does the employee get that ‘raise’??
As I said on another thread, this is nothing but ANOTHER dog and pony show. NOTHING will come from it, NOBODY will be held accountable, and in 3 months this will all blow over like nothing ever happened.
Just like the Benghazi hearings, the IRS hearings, Fast & Furious, etc,etc,etc.
NOTHING!
We should SUE the BTARDS for every single exemption they try to carve out for themselves.... Especially the congress critters....
Why didn't I think of that??? I feel unworthy to be the "trickster god" now that I know that....
How many more are exempt????? Congress should be in jail.
Rush was right earlier when he said we have a Dictator! Meanwhile, the gutless Congress play with each other and/or themselves.
Based on what they’ve said so far the Docs just need one former paying patient to swear he can no longer afford to pay the Doc because of the new rules. That clearly hurts the Doc. That’s a stronger position than , say, Roe V. Wade where Roe suffered no actual harm at all-—just thot she might.
Could be an angle. I hope so.
Which is unequal application of the law ....which is blatantly unconstitutional and agaist the rule of law in this country. But like Rush says....who is gonna stop him? Obama can do whatever he wants to do and is doing just that, since nobody is stopping him.
What good is SCOTUS now? It has been compromised (ala turncoat Roberts) also.
What? You expect me... to obey the law?
Or follow [giggle, giggle} follow... the Constitution?
Are you stupid? I'm a Liberal Democrat and I will always act like one and do what ever the hell I want... the law and Constitution be damned!
For once, he ain't... lying--
It started with Congress who actually abdicated their constitutional mandate to the executive branch long ago. They make a law and let the executive branch fill in the gaps with thousands of pages of regulations. It is insidious.
From the Declaration of Independence:
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance...
For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments...
Obama knew this before he did it.
I understand & agree with what you're saying....but it still gets me royally pissed off that the Supreme Court will not frikkin rush this to the top of the agenda. After all WTF does this senile bunch of old men, lesbian women & leftist radicals DO with all their time, other than snooze during court proceedings. I swear that watching grass grow has this bunch of senile fools beaten hands down. Plus John Roberts is a metrosexual faggot, likely blackmailed by 0dumb0, and is a scared petrified little weasel. In 18 months, I am not sure our country will even exist.
If or when the SHTF, I hope that the enraged masses of people converge on the Exec branch, Legislative branch & Judicial branch and dispense mob justice accordingly.
Have they been harmed?
Do they have standing?
Article. I.
Section. 1.
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Thank you AAPS! Our nutless Congress can’t seem to do its Constitutional duty, so thank you for manning up.
Constitution not in force?
You must be thinking of the “unleaded” version.
MY Constitution still contains lead, and it is still VERY much in force, though it hasn’t been off-leash for a good many years. Perhaps soon, though. Perhaps soon.
“Happy Trails...”
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